The Ballads of Writers Workshop

Hello Balladeers!




Crafting a ballad is no easy task.  Stories of love and emotion, tales of rebellious trubadours, and adventure seekers, truth believers, and naysayers. Set to a rhyme scheme these poems require us to think in terms of folk songs.  Have fun writing these plot driven narratives.

1. Prompts - Write about these TWO subjects as if they were in a relationship
2. Ballads
* See Handout
3. Mentor Text - "The Ballad of Love and Hate" - The Avett Brothers
4.  Clip -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgyRJge2gk0

HW
* Ballads - Drafts due on Weds. for WRG
* Ballads - Final Draft due Friday - AC, Cipher
* Guest Writer - 'Sante Prince on Thursday

EC
Poetry Club Wednesdays
LE  on Tuesdays
SD Slam Final - Mon 3/12

Prompts
1) California and New York or Hawaii
2) Steven and Leslie
3) High School and College
4) Tragedy and Celebration
5) Running and Walking